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North Carolina's Naughty License Plates Cause DMV Trouble
ROFL, OMG, etc. So North Carolina's DMV has to get cracking to cook up 10,000 replacement license plates after one 60-year-old grandmother got clued in by her text-savvy grandchild that her standard-issue plate, contained an acronym that expresses disbelief in an explicit fashion. As in, WTF.
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Do You Know Thanksgiving Calories?
Thanksgiving is a day devoted to getting together with friends and family, and of course, to eat an obscene amount of savory and decadent foods. Most people end up gaining some extra pounds this time of year, but you don't have to. Arm yourself with knowledge about calorie amounts in your favorite foods, and you'll be able to avoid the holiday expansion.
The Google Defense: Can Search Terms Determine Obscenity?
A defendant in an obscenity trial hopes to introduce Google search data to show that community tastes go beyond apple pie and toward a more sexual appetite. Under the law, a jury or judge must decide if the alleged obscenity violates the vague benchmark of "community standards."
In the past, defendants have relied on the wide availability of sexual material in the community, to prove standards.
Sugar Bits - Obscenity Complaints Filed Against Richard Gere
- Lawyers have filed obscenity complaints in India courts against Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty after he grabbed and kissed her repeatedly at an AIDS awareness event. Next time, Richard should probably read up on foreign customs before travelling. - AP
- Kristin Cavallari has found a way to capitalize on her fame by starting a bidding war between Tao and Pure to host her birthday bash (it's already up to $100,000) and selling pics of herself making out with Nick Zano.
Would You Show Your O-Face For an Alt-Porn Website?
Years ago, I was approached by a filmmaker who asked if I wanted to participate in a documentary he was doing about (get ready for it!) what people's faces look like when they're having an orgasm. "You can either be alone while I film you," he told me as I looked increasingly wary, "or you can bring your girlfriend or boyfriend in to 'help' you. It will just be me and the camera."
Speak Up: If Calories Didn't Count, What Would Be Your Indulgence?
There are no foods that are off-limits for me, since I don't believe it's healthy to deprive myself. That being said, there are definitely certain foods I won't buy or order when I'm out because I know I have a hard time just having one little taste. If calories didn't count, my one indulgence would be some kind of obscene dessert like a huge slice of chocolate mousse cheesecake.
Natalie Portman Pursues Love and Other Things in Toronto
Natalie Portman headed to Canada yesterday to join the fun at the Toronto Film Festival. She went casual in a white top in the afternoon for a press conference promoting her film Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, which we saw her filming last year back when it was called 17 Photos of Isabel. By evening Natalie was decked out in a pink Lanvin number to join costar Lisa Kudrow for a red carpet premiere.
Cute Alert: Obscenely Cute Puppies
BellaSugar and I trade cute animal videos during the day, and I had to force her to watch this vid past the nursing part — "The dog nipples made me uncomfortable," she said. Haha. Well, get past that and you're in for a treat.
Fab Cover: Natalie Portman for Interview
Natalie Portman has long been one of my favourite actresses. She is amazing on screen and always looks great on the red carpet. She even looked good in 2006 when she shaved her head for her part in V for Vendetta!
Would You Eat Deep-Fried Butter?
The biggest buzz all over the blogosphere is deep-fried butter. Even though it's nothing new — apparently Paula Deen's sung the praises of it before — it's one of eight contenders vying for the Big Tex Choice Award at this year's State Fair of Texas. "Pure butter is whipped, then injected with different flavors, surrounded by dough and fried," described The Dallas Morning News.
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